Floriston Fire

Perimeter mapped September 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM PDT, 626 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 39.394, -120.025.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Verdi

Size

622 acres

Containment

65%

Discovered

September 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM PDT

Cause

Undetermined

Location

10 Miles NE from Truckee, CA

County

Nevada County

State

California

Nearest city reported

Floriston

Protecting agency

CAL FIRE

Land ownership at origin

Private

Personnel assigned

1,175

Incident management

Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Litter and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$11,536,030

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-CANEU-029037

IRWIN identifier

80DC9935-6CE8-4B42-B4EC-2BA47CE13AA5

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 16, 2026 (613 acres) to September 18, 2026 (626 acres). The largest one-day growth was 13 acres, mapped September 18, 2026.

• Wind up to 5 mph from the north
• Relative humidity as low as 19%
• High of 77°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Verdi, NV

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 2.6 µg/m³ around Tue, 12:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Verdi, NV9 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Truckee, CA10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Mogul, NV10 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Incline Village, NV10 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Tahoe Vista, CA11 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Kings Beach, CA11 miles south of the fire’s origin